Thanks for the reply :). But when i create grad_proxy.xml like this and use
it as android:background nothing is shown android can't load grad_proxy and
shows default background.

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Joseph Earl <[email protected]>wrote:

> I generally use a 'proxy' XML drawable to add dithering.
> Suppose your drawable above was named grad.xml, I'd then create
> something like:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <shape
>    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
>     android:src="@drawable/grad"
>    android:dither="true" />
>
> and name it grad_proxy.xml. Then use @drawable/grad_proxy in place of
> @drawable/grad.
> You shouldn't need to use any extra Java code, the XML above should
> work as is.
>
> On Jul 23, 12:59 pm, manigault <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > In my activity i have simple grey gradient
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> >         android:shape="rectangle">
> > <gradient android:startColor="#323232" android:endColor="#909090"
> >                 android:angle="270" />
> > </shape>
> >
> > and i use as background of some view. The problem is that the gradient
> > looks pretty banding. After searching i found some solutions and posts
> > about this problem but none of them works the way i want.
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2928101/android-using-linear-gradi...http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2791045/is-it-possible-to-dither-a...http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2010/06/04/android-color-banding/http://android.amberfog.com/?p=247
> >
> > The only i could smooth the gradient on htc tatoo was to set
> > getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DITHER) which
> > dithers the whole window not only the gradient which is not what i
> > want. Setting android:dither="true" and calling from Java
> > GradientDrawable.setDither(true) has no effect. On nexus one
> > getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.RGBA_8888) but on devices that don't
> > have 8-bits per color i have to set FLAG_DITHER so what is the correct
> > way to smooth gradient.
>
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